River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-06-30

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Plattville, Waupun,
Mineral Point, Berlin,
Darlington, Naupaca,
Shulsburg, Green Bay,
DOdgvlile, Eau Claire,
Prairie du Sac, Durand,
Lodi, Tomah,
Beloit Madison,
The population of Milwaukee is now
estimated at lS4 900.
The Oshkosh police are after book
agent, supposed to he a crook.
Over $50, 1000 worth of improvements
will be made in Hartford this year.
A runaway team at Cent,rville ia
tally injured Peter Schneider and his
grandchild.
j. n Berg. of Appleton. has pur-
chased the Bennett cottage. Lake Min
netonka, Mimi.
Julius Burkhart drowned at Wausau
while bathing south of Stewart : island.
He was 20 years of age.
Prof. c. r. Barnes of Perdue Uni
versity Indiana, has been called to the
chair of Botany in the Wisconsin state
University at a salary of $4,000 year.
j. +. Dion has been appointed as
SiStant professor of Scandinavian Ian
gddges.
The Loyal legion. which met At
Green Lake recently, proposes to see
to it that no union soldier in this land
becomes a charge upon ii aS a pauper,
and will plead and work for such a
change in the pension laws as will
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A well founded report is in circula-
ton that D. l.. Bush, superintendent of
the southwestern division of the Chic
ago. Milwaukee n st. Paul railroad,
will tender his resignation. To take
effect July /. and that he will be APP
pointed superintendent of a division in
Dakota
A Mrs. Holeman, living at North
Point, tried to stop team of horses
which had thrown her husband ont and
started to run away. As they came up
to her they swerved from the road. and
in 80 doing upset the wagon. which
struck Mrs. HOlemon. inilicting injuries
from which no hopes are entertained of
her recovery.
John III. ROUntrec, of PlatteVllle. Is
the ranking junior warden of the state
MasonS having held the office in lS47.
Major Rountree Is "a pioneer of the lead
regions and first discovered the Wiscon-
sin digging>, having been plotted to
them by an Indian whose friendship he
acquired while a prospecter at Galena,
over fifty years ago.
The salaries of each regular full
professor i'm the State University have
been increased by the Regents 5000
per aunum The was also IA slight
; increase in the pay of the other instruc-
+ tors. The appropriations for salaries
of the Institutional force for the next
year exceed by about $4,000 that of
last year and aggregate 500 900.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Is slowly re-
covering from her recent dangerous i'll
ness 1t is announced that she will
soon bid farewell forever to Meriden,
Conn. She has never liked the place.
1t is lacking in sentiment aud passion
and does not fully appreciat" the genius
of Mrs Wilcox. After passing the
summer at some quiet watering-place
the poetess will return TO her home in
Wisconsin.
Neat and unique invitations. printed
in the Italian language, have been re-
ceived by the society people from Italy,
announcing that, April q, Mrs. Kate
r. Doud of Racine Wis, was married
to Count Frenfanille Cibo, of Italy. II
is expected that the count and his pride
- ha IfnTsnA
and spend several weeks in Racine.
The groom Is reported to be very hand
some and wealthy.
A soutF-bDUnd freight train ON the
Milwaukee & Northern railway struck
an old man who was lying alongside
the track, near Fredonia, Washington
county, sleeping. Itseems he laid down
to rest and put his head Oh the end of
tie and fell asleep. The outside corn
er of the pilot struck him and made
two deep scalp wounds in his head but
did not fatally injure him. The train
was Tot stopped until it reached the next
station.
The following crop notes are for the
week ending June %:
Waukesha-Dr weather for the
last two weeks has somewhat injured
crops. The hay crop is almost an
entire failure.
Marshfield-O Owing 10 the late
abundant rains and fine weather hay
ami crops of all kinds are looking
excellent and heavy yield is assured.
Elkhorn-W Wheat and oats are in
rood condition and Droutisp an aypt-irp
yield. Corn, owing to continued
drouth. IS small. Hay will be very
light crop.
Brandon-The drouth is severe.
Farmers here are busy with their hay
harvest and the crop is very light.
Corn Is looking well, but growing
slowly
Appleton-The crops in this (Outa-
gamie) county are in fair condition.
In many localities the dry weather Of
the early season has damaged winter
wheat, but favorable weather from now
on will give fair yield The spring
wheat Is thin but good. an average
yield Is expected Corn Is good.
Madison-The crops are suffering
from drouth. Wheat and oats are
considerably damaged, and corn is
beginning to suffer.
OcOnomowUc-Fa Farmers in this
viniclty have commenced having, the
crop being exceptionally light. The
continued dry weather is stunting
small grain, and if no water falls very
soon the croIs win be much below the
average.